bonnet
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4.5
- noun
- /ˈbɑːnɪt/
- UK
:
capó
- I lifted the bonnet of the car to check the engine.
Not because your car's hood is our bonnet, but because that's a brave idea.
- Not because your car's hood is our bonnet, but because that's a brave idea.
- We pull into an M&S;, Couldn't work out how to open the bonnet to start with.
Examples
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Before traveling, make sure to close the bonnet securely.
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KEN runs his hand on the bonnet of the car.
Fiction book (1991) -
We pull into an M&S, Couldn't work out how to open the bonnet to start with.
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OK, so I've gone over the bonnet again and I think it's looking nice now.
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We left the cakes on the bonnet and my sunglasses on the roof.
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Under the stylish bonnet, a smooth, silent V4 engine.
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English cars Have bonnets, Not hoods.
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The bonnet's up on Ferrari number eight.
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I leaned my elbows on the bonnet, facing out into the valley.
Fiction book (1994) -
Open the bonnet.
Synonyms
106
3.5
A cover over a machine part, like the top of a car engine
1
7.9
A metal cover over a plane or car engine
1
8.2
A removable metal cover that protects an engine and helps a plane move through the air
Idioms
Compounds
- Indian
A medium-sized monkey from southern India with a rounded tuft of hair on its head
- Specialized
A small harmless hammerhead shark that lives in shallow bays and river mouths
- Archaic
A thin pointed stick that holds decorations on a hat or holds food together while cooking
A small plant with one or two white star-shaped flowers on short leafless stems
- Specialized
A hardy plant that has blue flowers in long groups and leaves shaped like a hand
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bonnet The name for a car's engine cover comes from an old French word bonet meaning 'small cap'. Think of it as the car's 'hat' that sits over and protects the engine, which is why British people call the engine cover a bonnet.